A Hempstead teen was charged Tuesday night in connection with a Christmas night slaying, Nassau County police said.

Shameq Sullins, 16, is expected to be arraigned on charges of second-degree murder Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.

Sullins was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Raphael Cepeda, 35, of Hempstead, who was shot numerous times while on his way to pick up his daughter from a Long Island Rail Road station.

Police investigate fatal shooting in Hempstead Village
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Hempstead Village on Monday night, Dec. 25, 2017, police said. The man, 35, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, a Nassau County police spokesman said. He was found on Terrace Avenue after the village's ShotSpotter system alerted at 6:21 p.m., the police spokesman said. (Credit: News 12 Long Island / Brad Trettien)

He was found on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead after the village’s ShotSpotter shot location and detection service alerted cops, according to police.